Director Angelina Jolie and her cast and crew have arrived in Sydney to begin filming the international feature film Unbroken, Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner announced today.

Mr Stoner said that the NSW Government has secured production of Unbroken for the State, injecting millions of dollars into the NSW economy and creating more than 300 full-time equivalent jobs for NSW-based crew alone, and more for cast and extras.

Unbroken is backed by major Hollywood studio Universal Pictures. Mr Stoner said that, from this week, scenes from the film are to be shot in and around Sydney as well as in the Hunter Valley. The production company is also based in Sydney where much of the film’s post-production will also take place.